text_original: His attitude towards the whole question was one of tolera  tion. " Let pictures be in the churches if so desired, to preserve in the minds of the people the memory of Bible stories ; but their presence there should be optional, not compulsory, and as to insisting on their being worshipped, as the impertinent and arrogant council at Bithynia had lately done, that could in nowise be tolerated."
text_transcription: HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WHOLE QUESTION WAS ONE OF TOLERATION LET PICTURES BE IN THE CHURCHES IF SO DESIRED TO PRESERVE IN THE MINDS OF THE PEOPLE THE MEMORY OF BIBLE STORIES BUT THEIR PRESENCE THERE SHOULD BE OPTIONAL NOT COMPULSORY AND AS TO INSISTING ON THEIR BEING WORSHIPPED AS THE IMPERTINENT AND ARROGANT COUNCIL AT BITHENIA HAD LATELY DONE THAT COULD IN NO WISE BE TOLERATED
phonemes: hɪz ˈæɾɪtˌuːd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə hˈoʊl kwˈɛstʃən wʌz wˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːlɚɹə tɪˈɑːn. " lˈɛt pˈɪktʃɚz biː ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ɪf sˌoʊ dɪzˈaɪɚd, tə pɹɪzˈɜːv ɪnðə mˈaɪndz ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv bˈaɪbəl stˈɔːɹiz ; bˌʌt ðɛɹ pɹˈɛzəns ðɛɹ ʃˌʊd biː ˈɑːpʃənəl, nˌɑːt kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi, ænd æz tʊ ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ ˌɔn ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ wˈɜːʃɪpt, æz ðɪ ɪmpˈɜːtɪnənt ænd ˈæɹəɡənt kˈaʊnsəl æt bɪθˈɪniə hæd lˈeɪtli dˈʌn, ðæt kʊd ɪn nˈoʊaɪz biː tˈɑːlɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd."